Serve Ameria Act, Do we really need an Act?

About the Serve America Act.

We are in a time of crisis. Americans are fighting to keep their jobs, stay in their homes, and provide for their families. States and communities are struggling to restore economic stability and build toward a better future.The “Serve America Act,” a bipartisan bill (S. 277) authored by Senators Kennedy (D-MA) and Hatch (R-UT) and supported by President Obama, will invest in community and national service at a time when citizen volunteers and service organizations are more crucial than ever.

Here are some of the things the Serve America Act will do:

• Create targeted corps to address specific problems (like the high school dropout crisis) and increase full and part-time national service opportunities from 75,000 to 250,000
• Invest in and grow proven and innovative service solutions
  Expand community service opportunities for Americans of all ages (from teens to retiring Boomers)
• Improve and expand international service opportunities that take American know-how to troubled regions and help better connect America to the world
  
  (For a version of this petition which includes more detailed information about the Serve America Act click here)
  
  During these tough economic times, citizen service is a cost-effective way to unite Americans in common cause to solve problems. That’s why President Obama has called for passage of the Serve America Act, and leading Senators from both parties have signed on as co-sponsors. ( I added the Bold)

Do people really read these so called Acts? I 'heard' about it off of a Tweet by Ashton Kutcher. I know, embarrassing, I follow his tweets, but put that little information aside, celebrities love to promote such drivel. Kutcher is promoting this Act on Twitter. LOOKOUT.

READ THE ACT. It is drivel. BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. It has no teeth. What are they doing exactly? How is all of this going to be accomplished people? WITH TAXES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

In addition, AMERICANS do most of the above stuff volunteering but if we raise taxes to let the GOVERNMENT handle it and they will do a bang up job I am sure then charities are going to hurt big time. AMERICANS won't give to them or volunteer. They will figure Uncle Sam has it covered. Plus, with less money coming into their households they really won't be able to give to their charities.

Oh, my fellow AMERICANS read the darn thing and see it for what it is. PR and setup for increase in taxes. It all sounds sooooo nice. Here is what they are saying, "See, we are not going to just do bailouts we are going to promote education, community service, and international service to uplift the United States.

"Wow, that sounds awesome!!!

Hello, Americans do this daily. We have been doing this for generations. We have many government programs already doing many of the above mentioned. Here is a thought, fix the programs we already have, dah! Why add more to the mess?

Do the math. If You add Government programs THEN Someone has to pay for it. That would be us, you know, the citizens of the Government.

Get your checkbooks out for this great ACT that you all are signing up for so eagerly. C'mon, the American people can't be this gullible. Right?